2007.33.45

Typhlocane long cane

Precision Grinding Company

Rigid aluminum long cane with 1.875" internal diameter crook, white plastic cap on open end of crook; 1/2" diameter tubing, no taper, wrapped in middle with 27" of white Scotchlite reflective adhesive; 6" of red Scotchlite above .625" diameter friction fit white nylon pencil tip, worn to 45 degree angle.

H-46.5 W-0.75 D-3.25 inches

ca. 1970

Precision Grinding Company

Baltimore, MD

Russell Williams, head of the V.A. Blind Rehabilitation Center in Hines, IL, issued specifications for the long cane which were religiously followed in the design of the Precision Grinding Company's "Typhlocane." The original design featured a screw-in tip, which was later adapted to a friction fit tip which promised to provide longer wear life.

Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired